When will we ever learn?
Announced this week was a 5 year renewable Memorandum of Understanding between the French and British governments concerning the management of Urgent Operational Requirements.
Quentin Davies MP, the Minister for Defence Procurement, commenting on the agreement
In order to ensure success in Afghanistan, it is important for us to co-operate closely with our international allies, including France. We often have the same urgent requirements for equipment, so it makes good sense to examine ways in which we could co-operate on procurement to mutual economic advantage.
The agreement supplies a framework for common UOR procurement based on five different scenarios which range from signing joint contracts to state-to-state sales via tweaking existing contracts to include the other nation’s needs.